Blake Mott

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Blake Mott
Full nameBlake Mott
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Residence Melbourne, Australia
Born (1996-04-21) 21 April 1996 (age 27) [1]
Caringbah, Australia [2]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (double-handed backhand) [2]
Coach Peter Luczak
Prize money$196,346 [1]
Singles
Career record0–2 [1]
Career titles0
Highest ranking220 (12 June 2017)
Current ranking495 (26 April 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2017)
Wimbledon Q2 (2017)
US Open Q1 (2017)
Doubles
Career record0–0 [1]
Career titles0
Highest ranking991 (23 May 2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2020)
Last updated on: 1 May 2021.

Blake Mott (born 21 April 1996) is an Australian professional tennis player. He competes mainly in the Challenger Tour. [2] He reached his career high singles ranking of World No. 220 in June 2017. He won his first Challenger title in the 2016 Launceston Tennis International and made his Grand Slam debut at the 2017 Australian Open after qualifying.

Contents

Career

2011–2013: Career beginnings

Mott made his ITF debut in May 2011 in the Sweden F3. He lost in round 1 to Julian Obry. He played around Europe throughout 2011, scoring his first win against Aviv Ben Shabat in August 2011. Throughout 2012, Mott played on the ITF circuit across winning two matches. Mott ended 2012 with a ranking of 1563.

In 2013, Mott began making second rounds of the ITF circuit and in July 2013, Mott qualified for his first ATP Challenger Tour main draw in Granby. He lost to Tatsuma Ito in round 1. In October 2013, Mott qualified for the 2013 Melbourne Challenger, winning his first Challenger matches against Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson on the way to the quarter-final where he lost to number 1 seed Matthew Ebden. Mott ended 2013 with a ranking of 653.

2014–2015: First ITF Finals

In 2014, Mott contested the 2014 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying, losing to Enrique López Pérez. Mott returned to the Australian ITF circuit and in April, he reached his first final. He lost in straight sets against Alex Bolt. Mott travelled to Asia and attempted to qualify for four Challenger events, qualifying only for the Taipei Challenger;. He lost to Hiroki Moriya in round 1. Mott travelled to Europe and North America and reached his second career final in Canada in August where he lost to Liam Broady. Mott returned to Australia and played a number of ITF to complete the year.

In 2015, Mott was given wild cards in the qualifying rounds of the Brisbane International and Sydney International, but lost in round 1 of both. At the 2015 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying, Mott defeated Arthur De Greef before losing to Alexander Kudryavtsev. The remainder of 2015 was spent across Australia and Asia on the ITF and Challenger Circuit. Mott ended 2015 with a ranking of 674.

2016: First Challenger Title

In 2016, Mott commenced the year at the Canberra Challenger, losing to Marcel Granollers in round 1. In February Mott won his first Challenger title at the Launceston Challenger, after qualifying. Mott become the first player outside the world's top 700 to win an ATP Challenger title since Korea's Yong-Kyu Lim in 2010. [3] The win increased Motts ranking 356 places to a career-high ranking of 365. [4] Two weeks later, Mott reached the final of the Australian F1 at Port Pirie, but lost to Christopher O'Connell. Mott travelled to North America and competed on the ITF and Challenger Circuit for 6 months; reaching two ITF semi-finals in Canada. In October, Mott returned to Australia and reached the finals of the Australian F7; losing to Jarmere Jenkins [5] and Christopher O'Connell. [6] These results improved Mott's ranking to within the top 300. Mott ended 2016 with a ranking of 286.

2017: Grand Slam debut and career break

Mott commenced 2017 with a wild card into the Happy Valley Challenger where he lost in round 1. Mott will make his grand slam debut at the 2017 Australian Open after qualifying. After qualifying, Mott said; "It's amazing stuff. To be playing in my first grand slam in my home country where I grew up playing tennis, watching on TV all those years – this is truly special." [7] [8] Mott lost in straight sets to 18th seed Richard Gasquet in round 1. [9] In February, Mott reached his second Challenger Final in Burnie where he lost to compatriot Omar Jasika. In March, Mott travelled to Asia where he qualified for and reached the semi-final of the Keio Challenger, before reaching the final of the Australia F2 final. In May, Mott travelled to Europe where he reached the semi-final of Venice Challenge Save Cup. He lost in the second round at 2017 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying and first round at 2017 US Open – Men's singles qualifying. This would be Mott's last match in two years as he commenced a career hiatus. [10] Mott ended 2017 with a ranking of 281.

2018–2019: Hiatus and return

In July 2019, Mott announced he intention to return to the sport in September, after a 2-year hiatus; after rediscovered his passion for the sport. [10] He won an ITF title in his return tournament. [11] In December 2019, Mott broke his wrist while playing in the 2020 Australian Open wildcard playoff. [12]

In January 2021, Mott lost in the first round of 2021 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 13 (5–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (4–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–6)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 2014Australia F4, Melbourne FuturesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Bolt 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Aug 2014Canada F8, Winnipeg FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Broady 3–6, 4–6
Win1–2Feb 2016 Launceston, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Andrey Golubev 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–2
Loss1–3Feb 2016Australia F1, Port Pirie FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christopher O'Connell 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 2–6
Loss1–4Oct 2016Australia F7, Toowoomba FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jarmere Jenkins 6–7(7–6), 6–7 (7–2)
Loss1–5Oct 2016Australia F8, Cairns FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christopher O'Connell 6–0, 2–6, 4–6
Loss1–6Feb 2017 Burnie, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Omar Jasika 2–6, 2–6
Loss1–7Mar 2017Australia F2, Canberra FuturesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Polmans 6–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win2–7Sep 2019M25 Cairns, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Orlov 7–5, 6–2
Win3–7Sep 2019M25 Darwin, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Calum Puttergill 6–1, 6–4
Loss3–8Aug 2023M25 Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Sweden.svg Leo Borg 2–6, 0–6
Win4–8Sep 2023M25 Darwin, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Blake Ellis 6–4, 6–1
Win5–8Sep 2023M25 Darwin, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Delaney 6–2, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2012Sweden F2, Båstad FuturesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak Flag of Estonia.svg Vladimir Ivanov
Flag of Poland.svg Andriej Kapaś 		4–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Loss0–2May 2012Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou FuturesClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Pospíšil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Veselý 		5–7, 4–6

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2021 Murray River Open.

Singles

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q2 A 1R AA Q2 Q1 0 / 10–10%
French Open AAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon AAA Q2 AANH0 / 00–0 – 
US Open AAA Q1 AAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00 / 10–10%
Career statistics
Overall win–loss0–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–10–20%
Year-end ranking582674286280–514475$196,346

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